"To Be Perfectly Clear": An Introduction to the History and "Theology" of Scientology

Course Description

My one-sentence description of Scientology is that "It is pseudo-Freudianism with Hindu overtones." This course will sketch out the history of the origin and development of Scientology in order to elucidate that description. This will necessarily require a description of its founder, Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (known to Scientologists and historians alike as "L. Ron"). We will describe the belief system of Scientology and understand the goals of its faith and practice.